PORT TOWNSEND — Phina Pipia will present “The Vanishing Act Magic Show” at 7 p.m. Saturday.
The show will be in the Palindrome at Eaglemount Cidery, 1893 S. Jacob Miller Road, Port Townsend.
Tickets are $30 per person at www.phinapipia.com.
Proceeds will benefit the Huntington’s Disease Society of America.
Performers include JustinCredible, a circus performer; the Pipia Sisters, double sousaphone duo; Scott Benjamin, a New York magician; Jeff Evans, a Pacific Northwest magician; Smoke n’ Mirrors, an illusion ensemble; Kevin Wolfe, a Seattle-based magician; the Unexpected Brass Band; Harry Levine, a folk musician; Artis the Spoonman; Jason Victor Serinus, a whistler; Fiona Rose, a foot-bell player; and the juggling duo JugglyPuff.
Sophie Pipia, a Los Angeles musician, will lead a live stage band playing all-original and traditional tunes, including jazz, bluegrass, swing and folk.
The show was inspired by Joey Pipia’s diagnosis with Huntington’s disease, a rare, genetic neurodegenerative disease.
“The show is a chance to celebrate the joy of finding the ‘wow!’ especially in life’s most challenging moments,” says Phina Pipia, Joey’s daughter and a longtime performance partner.
“Magic and art, and the magic of art, have been the tools my family has used to get through a very challenging few years,” says Sophie Pipia, Joey’s younger daughter. “Creating art together is the best way we have of expressing joy and love. This show is a chance to celebrate that.”
Huntington’s disease is a neurodegenerative genetic disorder that causes the progressive breakdown of nerve cells in the brain, leading to loss of physical and mental abilities and, ultimately, death.
There currently is no cure for the disease. Treatment is focused on slowing disease progression and managing the symptoms.
For more information, visit the Huntington’s Disease Society of America at www.hdsa.org.
